Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-10-18
GENERAL markets,
Produce and Provisions.

ST. LOUIS, Mo-, Oct. II. Flour =
Quiet but steady: family So 5502 65; choice
Neutrality-suspicious. options opened dull and
decli, ed h, but a better feeling elsewhere
caused a resction and the close was about the
same as Saturday; No. red cash 7O14@7114c;
at 7O7607Ic; December 72@724c, closing
at RIG: May 5shSIs5. 978Ac, closi' g
clined &c on free offerings and increase in
visible supply, but October was strong and In
demand at an advance; cash 392I a 4lc; october
409Ic, closing at Nc; toyember as, closing at
MAY 4O'.@4Ohc, closing at 4Ozsc.. Oats.The
market was lower; cash 24ac; october 1870 !;
November 24c bid; May 2s1zc Cornmeal
strong at 50 O5; WhsBey steaoy at 81 %. Pro-
visions dull and weak. Pork, small lots irregular
S14 90; standard mess $14 80 Lard S6 20 Dry
salt meats-Bo ed shoulders, So l21a; long
clears 81 12s; short ribs 81 %; short clear 81 so
Bacon-Boxed shoulders Sc l2h; long clears
S. l21s6S 10; shortr SIS %; short clears s. 62
s u. Hams .$ll O00l3 10.
CHICAGO, ILL, Oct 1.-THE grain market
opened practically unchanged from Saturdays
closing Wheat started steady but soon. weak
ened on superstition that visible supply state
ment would show larger increase than 1t did
and pricesfell off &c. The pit was builisn on
general principles and altogether the market
became heavy and the number of sellers were
not numerous. Wheat receiDts in the north
west were large and there was also an increase
al Chicago but at otner points receipts were not
large. Aggregate receipts st twelve points
were 100000 bushels and shipments $4,000
bushels. When visible supply fig
ures in wheat were made public at
u m. they. showed about half
increase expected. The increase was given at
3S1, 1861 bushels. The figures had no effect except
that many who ere waiting for them after
wards went into the pit and made some show
of trading Gables showed moderate dealing
In December. Wheat opened at 1214c, declireu
to 71%c. Corn was moderately active with
feeling weaker, opening about tbs sans as
Saturdays close; the market was steady
for time. then weakened, declining nc for
near futures and &c for May, then changed
some and cl sed &c for near futures and &c
for May than Saturdays close. The large re
tended to create an easier feeling, and
Offering for time. Free stock here increased
81 $50 bushels, making the quantity now in
store 2, 1872 4l6 Bushels. May corn opened st 44ac,
ranged at 444g445.c, and closed at latter
figures. Provisions traded In only moderately,
and feeling " as easier. Receipts OF hogs were
free, with prices favoring buyers, and there
future delivery. Demand was moderate, and
record of business showed further reduction in
prices. The longer deliveries attracted most
attention. Inquiry on shipping account was
fair, and SO y increase in business reported.
Receipts of products were light and shipments
of all kinds free. Lard ruled ak and declined
21G5c snd closed quiet at Sc Tx for November.
short ribs rnled quiet, 2h@5c lower and closed
guie; at S. TX for January. Mess porE ruled
67<c lower and closed quiet at S12 20 for Janu-
airy delivery. The leading futures closed as
follows: Wheat t. October 69Zc; November
70xc; December 724c; May 774Sc. Corn-Octo
Der Ale; November Ale; December Ale; May
44xc. Mess pork-January sl2 20. ard-Oc-
tober S. 25; November Sc l7h; January Sc p.